Which of the following should the nurse include when teaching the mother of a 9-month-old infant about administering liquid iron preparations?
1. Adequate dosage will turn the stools a tarry green color.
2. Stop immediately if nausea and vomiting occur.
3. Give the medication with meals.
4. Allow the preparation to mix with saliva and bathe the teeth before swallowing.
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1. The side effect of oral iron supplements is tarry green stools.
2. Nausea and vomiting are not common side effects of iron supplementation.
3. The medication should be spaced out from the meals to decrease the chance for nausea and vomiting.
4. Most infants do not like the taste of iron supplements and will spit it out if mixed with the saliva.
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